Homing wellness: can narrative design transform living spaces for people with dementia into engaging environments enabling communication?
Loukia Minetou, Avraam Chatzopoulos, Anastasios Tzerachoglou, Georgios Priniotakis, Joost van Hoof, Emmanouela Sfyroera, Zoe Georgiadou, Styliani Tyrovola, Christos Drosos · 2024
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Loukia Minetou and eight co-authors design story-filled objects to brighten dementia care homes, in a paper whose head dates it to 2023. Bare, plain rooms can leave residents withdrawn and cut off from family and staff. The team built room objects that mix cloth, built-in tech, and story cues meant to spark talk and play. People with dementia and care staff helped shape the designs from the start.
The team worked in cycles: build a piece, watch how it lands, then refine it. Early pieces drew praise from researchers, staff, and design experts for how they looked and worked. The hope is that such objects lift self-worth and help residents connect with visitors and carers. Work goes on, with deeper watching of daily use planned next. The project treats the room itself as part of care, not just its backdrop.
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| CREATOR | Loukia Minetou, Avraam Chatzopoulos, Anastasios Tzerachoglou, Georgios Priniotakis, Joost van Hoof, Emmanouela Sfyroera, Zoe Georgiadou, Styliani Tyrovola, Christos Drosos |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |